Planetary hours
in Graz.
The day, from sunrise to sunset, is cut into twelve equal hours; so is the night, from sunset to the next sunrise. Each hour carries a planet, in the Chaldean order. A planetary hour therefore lasts 60 minutes only at the equinoxes: it all depends on the date and the city. Here are the exact hours for your city; what you do with them is up to you.
Planetary day of Wednesday, 16 December 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 07:38
- Sunset
- 16:09
- Next sunrise
- 07:38
A day hour lasts 43 min; a night hour, 1h 17m. Local time (Europe/Vienna).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury07:38 – 08:20
- 2☽︎ Moon08:20 – 09:03
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:03 – 09:45
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:45 – 10:28
- 5♂︎ Mars10:28 – 11:11
- 6☉︎ Sun11:11 – 11:53
- 7♀︎ Venus11:53 – 12:36
- 8☿︎ Mercury12:36 – 13:18
- 9☽︎ Moon13:18 – 14:01
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:01 – 14:44
- 11♃︎ Jupiter14:44 – 15:26
- 12♂︎ Mars15:26 – 16:09
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun16:09 – 17:26
- 2♀︎ Venus17:26 – 18:44
- 3☿︎ Mercury18:44 – 20:01
- 4☽︎ Moon20:01 – 21:19
- 5♄︎ Saturn21:19 – 22:36
- 6♃︎ Jupiter22:36 – 23:54
- 7♂︎ Mars23:54 – 01:11
- 8☉︎ Sun01:11 – 02:29
- 9♀︎ Venus02:29 – 03:46
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:46 – 05:03
- 11☽︎ Moon05:03 – 06:21
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:21 – 07:38
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Graz?
On Wednesday, 16 December 2026, the Sun rises at 07:38 and sets at 16:09: the day lasts 8h 31m, that is twelve day hours of 43 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:38, lasts 15h 29m: twelve night hours of 1h 17m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 07:38 to 08:20: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury again.
Today’s sky, on YOUR chart
Planetary hours are the same for everyone in a city. Your chart is yours alone: every morning AstroXP crosses the real sky with your birth, to the minute, and tells you what time it plays out for you.
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Calendars
Sunrise and sunset calculated for the city (the Sun’s centre 0°50′ below the horizon: refraction and semi-diameter), local time of the city’s time zone. Checked against astronomy-engine, the app’s engine.